RH: I first found the song that goes with this fanfic a couple months ago.  It was called 'Seven Years' by Norah Jones.  The song inspired me to write a fanfic about Hotaru, since it does describe her ^^.  I hope you like this one-shot.  If you do, R+R!!!

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Standing Alone

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Hotaru's POV

Spinning, laughing, dancing to her favorite song

A little girl with nothing wrong

Is all alone.

I am all alone.  There is no one here for me.  I don't see why everyone is afraid of who I am.  I am a curse, a protector of the planet of ruins.  I am the scout of destruction, silence.  I didn't ask to be Sailor Saturn, nor did I ask for such a lonely life.  Why won't anyone listen to me?

Eyes wide open

Always hoping for the sun

And she'll sing her song to anyone that comes along

I wander alone, but to where?  To what?  I want a friend, someone who will understand me, someone who isn't afraid of me.  I want someone who will not hate me for who I am but to praise me instead.  To realize that my powers aren't for destroying, but to help my fellow scouts.

Fragile as a leaf in autumn

Just fallin' to the ground

Without a sound

True that I get hurt easily and I am horrible in PE.  It's all because of my healing powers.  That is what makes me so physically weak.  I hate my powers to heal others.  It's because of that that my classmates are scared of me.  Why, why, why?  I just see my powers as something that gets in the way, that's all.

Crooked little smile on her face

Tells a tale of grace

That's all her own

If anyone even bothered to listen to me, or be friends with me, I would tell them a lifetime's story.  One that no one else knew about.  If they even bothered to understand  the hardships and painful past I went through, they would understand why I am who I am.  Will you listen to me?

Fragile as a leaf in autumn

Just fallin' to the ground

Without a sound

I am the messenger from the depths of death.

Carrier of the protection of the planet of ruins, Saturn.

The Solider of Silence, Sailor Saturn.

Spinning, laughing, dancing to her favorite song

She's a little girl with nothing wrong

Is all alone.

A little girl with nothing wrong

Is all alone

'All alone...'

'No friends...'

'These lamps...'

'...are the only light.'

'Only dark clothes are that I have.'

'Spending life...'

'...in the dark'

'Is that truly my fate...'

'...just...just because I am...'

'...the Scout of Destruction?'

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~Ryuusei Houkou~

~The Wandering Star~